After a few minutes he glanced up to see Amy sitting on the floorbeside him."Aren't you watching the movie?" he asked."Seen it already," Amy shrugged ...er shoulders. "Got another controller?"Scott passed her a controller wordlessly and restarted the game in twoplayer mode.Robyn watched the interchange with frustration. The evening was turningout all wrong. She so hoped Amy and Jim would hit it off. But Jim had satrather sullenly watching the movie and ignoring all attempts to draw himout. He was. I want you to count off each time I swat you and ask for another. And Jason,” I explained with an evil grin, “you’d better make sure you ask as if you really want one or I’ll double your reprimand.” As the long wooden spoon from my own kitchen landed on his pale white flesh, the sounds that echoed from his backside to the walls were a distinctive cracking sound. He proceeded to beg for more in his high-pitched, girl-like voice and I actually believed him, he was that convincing! By the time I. The types ofmen Helen snares are typically darker and often villainous. She seemsdrawn to danger.Knowing Helen is an early riser like myself I called her and asked if shewanted to meet for coffee. I told her I had something to tell her I hadtold no one else in the world. She seemed intrigued and told me to comeover in half an hour with croissants and the newspaper. I looked out thewindow and saw the sun shining and people walking the streets in shortsleeved t-shirts. I ran upstairs and showered. " Oh, I am, no doubt, but I don't want it. I can't handle the office politics at that level. There's too much ass kissing and not enough of an increase in the money to make it worth my while. I'm happy right where I am. I know they can't do without me and I don't have to worry about some elephant stomping on me because he wants to prove he's a bigger butt than I am in the executive wash room." Okay, and I'm out here because..." Because my manager doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.